N/A
Completed N=90
Types of Fixation in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00508183 ↗Enrolled (actual)
90
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2018
Primary outcomePrimary: Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC) — 84.4; 81.7 units on a scale — p=0.60
Summary
The study will identify if there is a difference of quality of life after surgery between two techniques used in surgery. The two different techniques are either the Single Row Fixation or the Double Row Fixation.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC) |
84.4; 81.7 | 0.60 |
| SECONDARY Constant Score |
85.6; 86.3 | 0.05 |
| SECONDARY ASES Score |
87.9; 89.3 | 0.05 |
| SECONDARY Strength Test |
8.0; 7.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Healing Rate |
67; 78 | 0.05 |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients who have failed standard non-surgical management of their rotator cuff tear, and who would benefit from a surgical repair of the cuff.
- Imaging and intra-operative findings confirming a full thickness tear of the rotator cuff.
Exclusion Criteria
- Characteristics of the cuff tear that render the cuff irrepairable.
- Significant shoulder comorbidities
- Previous surgery on affected shoulder
- Patients with active workers compensation claims
- Active joint or systemic infection
- Significant muscle paralysis
- Rotatorcuff tear arthropathy
- Charcots arthropathy
- Major medical illness
- Unable to speak or read English
- Psychiatric illness that precludes informed consent
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00508183). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.